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Jury duty pay in Kentucky

$12.50a day to start

$5 a day for jury service plus $7.50 a day for expenses1

Your rights as a juror

Job protection
Employers may not fire, threaten or coerce an employee over jury service. A fired worker may sue within 90 days for lost wages and reinstatement with full seniority2
Many counties pay more than the state minimum, and your summons usually says what you will be paid. If something here is not covered, your summons or the court clerk can tell you.

Sources

  1. KRS 29A.170 Compensation of jurors, Kentucky General Assembly, checked 1 November 2026
  2. KRS 29A.160, FindLaw (secondary), checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a copy of the law we used because the official site could not be read.